Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005 - SECT 1

PART 1 PRELIMINARY

Purpose and outline

1. Purpose and outline



(1) The main purpose of this Act is to enhance the protection of the community
by requiring offenders who have served custodial sentences for certain sexual
offences and who are a serious danger to the community to be subject to
ongoing supervision while in the community.

(2) In outline this Act-

   (a)  defines the class of sex offender to whom it applies; and

   (b)  empowers the Supreme Court or County Court to make an extended
        supervision order of up to 15 years in respect of an eligible offender
        on the application of the Secretary to the Department of Justice; and

   (c)  gives functions to the Adult Parole Board in relation to giving
        instructions or directions in respect of an extended supervision order
        and supervising offenders who are subject to such an order; and

   (d)  provides for the suspension, review and renewal of extended
        supervision orders.